Word: defeat
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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These results would seem to give Yale the edge in Saturday's encounter, and augur a sixth consecutive defeat for the Crimson. Since 1922, when the University broke a four year Elli winning streak by a seven point margin, some of the closest meets on record have gone to the Blue. Two years ago Captain W. L. Tibbetts '26 led a fighting team rated as the underdog to a heroic effort which ended with Yale holding a 67 2-3 to 67 1-3 margin...
...Another cause of unrest in Southern bosoms was the defeat of Senator Fess, Republican Keynoter, for delegate-at-large in the Ohio primary last month, by E. W. B. Curry, a Negro. Mr. Curry stood fifth in the slate of seven delegates for Candidate Hoover, which defeated a Willis slate headed by Senator Fess...
...crew did not raise its beat until it was inside the flags marking the last quarter mile and even at that it finished within a few feet of the winner. If it had not been for these two slips Leader would have a record of six years without a defeat. He is efficient because he is absorbed in training a crew to row, without considering the minor problems of morale, college politics or his personal popularity. He is liked by the great tribe of Yale alumni, most of whom agree that if Leader thinks his crew will...
...Crimson team will meet the Syracuse lacrosse men at 4 o'clock this afternoon on Soldiers Field. The Syracuse team, coached by L. D. Cox '08, is reputed to be one of the strongest in New York State and is favored to defeat Harvard today...
...Exonians are favored to defeat the first year aggregation largely on the strength of the unexpectedly good showing they made in the recent Harvard Interscholastic meet, where they picked up 39 points to finish second to a strong Andover team...